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LONDON BOMB DAMAGE

London Bomb Damage (1941)

Material showing people clearing bombed houses in London.

MERCHANT SEAMEN ON LEAVE IN LONDON

Merchant Seamen On Leave In London (1940)

Merchant seamen spending their leave in London.

MOUNTED GUARD AT HORSE GUARDS

Mounted Guard At Horse Guards (1950-1959)

Shot of a mounted guardsman.

BALLOON BARRAGE

Balloon Barrage (1941)

Aerial views over wartime London showing barrage balloons.

EXPERIMENTAL BARRACK ROOMS

Experimental Barrack Rooms (1959)

Old type barrack room, new barrack room, soldier enters washes hands...

MASSED BANDS AT WHITE CITY

Massed Bands At White City (1969)

Mass bands parade at White City stadium, London.

BAND AT WEMBLEY

Band At Wembley (1967)

Guards Band parade at Wembley Stadium, London.

 

 

OUR NATIONAL GUARD - WALTHAMSTOW MEN ON ARDUOUS ROUTE MARCH

Our National Guard - Walthamstow Men On Arduous Route March (1914-1918)

Footage of National Guard...

BRITAIN NEVER CALLED IN VAIN!

Britain Never Called In Vain! (1931)

New recruits join up with the British Army.

ROLL CALL AT BOMBED SCHOOL

Roll Call At Bombed School (1943)

Council school is bombed in London.

PRESENTS FOR HOME

Presents For Home (1943)

American soldiers sending Christmas presents to their loved ones with help of...

X MARKS THE SPOT

X Marks The Spot (1945)

Scenes at poling boots across London on voting day.

THE HIGHLANDS OF CHELSEA!

The Highlands Of Chelsea! (1927)

Soldiers march along to join in a Scottish gathering in Chelsea.

500 SPECIAL CONSTABLES  RECEIVE FREEDOM OF THE CITY

500 Special Constables Receive Freedom Of The City (1920)

500 Special Constables receive...

LONDON FASCISTS aka LONDON FASCISTI'S TRIBUTE

London Fascists AKA London Fascisti's Tribute (1922)

Fascist Black Shirts pay tribute to Unknown...

A HOME OF THE FUTURE

A Home Of The Future (1944)

A look around a small prefabricated house built for servicemen and their...

13 MILLION MEDALS

13 Million Medals (1946)

A look at some of the 13 million campaign medals being produced at the Royal...

STEPNEY'S SUNDAY BOMB

Stepney's Sunday Bomb (1947-1949)

An unexploded bomb is found in a street in Stepney. Sappers defuse the...

ENGLISH ARMY PARADE

English Army Parade

Shots of a parade - possibly by policemen - in London.

LONDON SEES CAPTURED U-BOAT

London Sees Captured U-Boat (1945)

People gather to see captured German U-776 in London.

THANKSGIVING AT ADMIRALTY ARCH

Thanksgiving At Admiralty Arch (1946)

Royal procession makes its way through Admiralty Arch. London.

BRITISH SERVICEMEN IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE

British Servicemen In Buckingham Palace (1945)

Investiture - British servicemen with families at...

TRAFALGAR DAY AT NELSON'S COLUMN

Trafalgar Day At Nelson's Column (1917)

Crowds of people gather at Nelson's Column for Trafalgar Day....

GUARDS LEAVE TOWER HILL FOR PIRBRIGHT LNER

Guards Leave Tower Hill For Pirbright Lner (1938)

Troops are relieved at the Tower of London and...

COLOURS OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS

Colours Of The Royal Fusiliers (1922)

Footage of the Royal Fusiliers marching towards the Guildhall,...

LONDON

London (1910)

Important-looking men arrive at a London building and brief shots of start of a street...

TROOPS MARCHING TO ST. PAUL'S

Troops Marching To St. Paul's (1914-1918)

Parade of troops marching to St. Paul's in London.

ANZAC DAY

Anzac Day (1920-1929)

Boy scouts on Anzac Day.

LONDON SCOTTISH CADETS

London Scottish Cadets (1914-1918)

A female dignitary inspects cadets.

JOSEPH KENNEDY LEAVES BRITAIN - 1940

Joseph Kennedy Leaves Britain - 1940 (1940)

American Ambassador Joseph Kennedy addresses the public...

CAMERON HIGHLANDERS IN LONDON

Cameron Highlanders In London (1934)

Cameron Highlanders marching to Buckingham Palace to take over...

TO WITNESS ARMY MANOEUVRES

To Witness Army Manoeuvres (1934)

Military Attaches of many countries gather in London to be taken to...

HUTS FOR THE HOMELESS

Huts For The Homeless (1944)

The first batch of London's prefabricated houses are built in East Poplar....

EDEN LEAVES NO. 17 aka PRIME MINISTER AND MR ANTHONY EDEN LEAVE FOR THE HOUSE

Eden Leaves No. 17 AKA Prime Minister And Mr Anthony Eden Leave For The House (1938)

Ex...

PICCADILLY IS UP

Piccadilly Is Up (1927)

Workmen digging holes to form trenches along Piccadilly.

THE GUARDS IN THE CITY

The Guards In The City (1928)

Soldiers of the Grenadier Guards march through the City of London.

TOMMIES V POILUS

Tommies V Poilus (1921)

We see officers and players at a football game at Woolwich where the British...

HORSEMANSHIP

Horsemanship (1921)

Horses jump through flaming squares at a display by the riding establishment of Royal...

FRENCH LADY FOOTBALLERS

French Lady Footballers (1922)

No shots of the girls playing - they lay a wreath at the Cenotaph and...

THE PIRATE ONMIBUS aka THE PIRATE OMNIBUS

The Pirate Onmibus AKA The Pirate Omnibus (1922)

Omnibuses driving through busy streets of London.

SOME NEW YEAR SNAPSHOTS

Some New Year Snapshots (1922)

Buffaloes place wreaths next to Cenotaph in tribute to lives lost in the...

NELSON'S CUBS

Nelson's Cubs (1922)

Sailors on parade at Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.

BALLOONS TESTED - LONDON

Balloons Tested - London (1938)

Barrage balloons are inflated and tested near the Tower of London.

BRITISH LEGION MUSTER - OLYMPIA

British Legion Muster - Olympia (1938)

Members of the British Legion volunteer to be part of unarmed...

ON BEHALF OF THE KING

On Behalf Of The King (1925)

A reception for high ranking Armed Forces personnel is held at St. James'...

HENDON / POISON GAS ?

Hendon / Poison Gas ? (1939)

Footage of a gas testing ground possibly in Hendon, Greater London.

THE GUARDS ARE ON PARADE

The Guards Are On Parade (1939)

Guards of the Chelsea Barracks try out a new iodine pill designed to...

HORSES TRAIN FOR LONDON PARADE

Horses Train For London Parade (1946)

Police horses at Imber Court school being trained for...

HERNE HILL

Herne Hill (1946)

Mute piece of footage showing cycling at Herne Hill, looks like it is from 1930s...

FLOWER OF THE RAF R.A.F.

Flower Of The RAF R.A.F. (1925)

700 of the Royal Air Force's best athletes parade before championships....